ArticleThe Journal of cell biology2019
Cryo-EM of retinoschisin branched networks suggests an intercellular adhesive scaffold in the retina.
Article in The Journal of cell biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The Road towards Gene Therapy for X-Linked Juvenile Retinoschisis: A Systematic Review of Preclinical Gene Therapy in Cell-Based and Rodent Models of XLRS.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Comprehensive analysis of RS1 gene mutations and clinical manifestations in nine unrelated X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS) Chinese families.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Unveiling ZNF124 as a novel determinant in neurodegeneration: orchestration of photoreceptor homeostasis through MSX2 transcriptional regulation.Cell death & disease · 2026Article
- Intravitreal adenine base editing of RS1 improves vision in a preclinical mouse model of retinoschisis.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025Article
- Article
- Review
- Retinal organoids with X-linked retinoschisis RS1 (E72K) mutation exhibit a photoreceptor developmental delay and are rescued by gene augmentation therapy.Stem cell research & therapy · 2024Article
- Long-term functional and structural outcomes in X-linked retinoschisis: implications for clinical trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Article
- RS1 gene is a novel prognostic biomarker for lung adenocarcinoma.Thoracic cancer · 2022Article
- Genetic Rescue of X-Linked Retinoschisis Mouse (Human gene therapy · 2021Article
- Protocols for Processing and Interpreting cryoEM Data Using Bsoft: A Case Study of the Retinal Adhesion Protein, Retinoschisin.Bio-protocol · 2020Article
- Mouse models of X-linked juvenile retinoschisis have an early onset phenotype, the severity of which varies with genotype.Human molecular genetics · 2019Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
Abstract
Mutations in the retinal protein retinoschisin (RS1) cause progressive loss of vision in young males, a form of macular degeneration called X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS). We previously solved the structure of RS1, a 16-mer composed of paired back-to-back octameric rings. Here, we show by cryo-electron microscopy that RS1 16-mers can assemble into extensive branched networks. We classified the different configurations, finding four types of interaction between the RS1 molecules. The predominant configuration is a linear strand with a wavy appearance. Three less frequent types constitute the branch points of the network. In all cases, the "spikes" around the periphery of the double rings are involved in these interactions. In the linear strand, a loop (usually referred to as spike 1) occurs on both sides of the interface between neighboring molecules. Mutations in this loop suppress secretion, indicating the possibility of intracellular higher-order assembly. These observations suggest that branched networks of RS1 may play a stabilizing role in maintaining the integrity of the retina.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.